Sold for $35,000

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$35,000

5434 Reading Ave, East Chicago, IN 46312

3beds

1baths

952sqft

SingleFamily

Built in 1957

5,704 Square Feet Lot

$198,100 Zestimate^®

$37/sqft

$1,352 Estimated rent

Home value

$198,100

$178,000 - $214,000

$1,352/mo

Zestimate^® history

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What's special

5434 Reading Ave, East Chicago, IN 46312 is a single family home that contains 952 sq ft and was built in 1957. It contains 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. This home last sold for $35,000 in December 2025. The Zestimate for this house is $198,100. The Rent Zestimate for this home is $1,352/mo.

Facts & features

Interior

Bedrooms & bathrooms

Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 1

Heating

Other

Cooling

Central

Features

Basement: Partially finished

Interior area

Total interior livable area: 952 sqft

Property

Parking

Parking features: Garage - Detached

Lot

Size: 5,704 Square Feet

Details

Parcel number: 450332306025000024

Construction

Type & style

Home type: SingleFamily

Materials

Frame
Roof: Asphalt

Condition

Year built: 1957

Community & HOA

Location

Region: East Chicago

Financial & listing details

Price per square foot: $37/sqft
Tax assessed value: $139,100

Price history

Date	Event	Price
12/4/2025	Sold	$35,000-62%$37/sqft
Source: Public Record Report a problem
3/22/2002	Sold	$92,000+2.2%$97/sqft
Source: NIRA as distributed by MLS GRID #56763 Report a problem
3/16/2001	Sold	$90,000$95/sqft
Source: NIRA as distributed by MLS GRID #29041 Report a problem

Public tax history

Year	Property taxes	Tax assessment
2025	--	$139,100 +9.6%
2024	--	$126,900 +5.4%
2023	--	$120,400 -1.1%
2022	--	$121,800 +17.5%
2021	--	$103,700 +6.7%
2020	--	$97,200 +8%
2019	$288 -52.4%	$90,000 +16.1%
2018	$605	$77,500 +2.2%
2017	--	$75,800 +3.1%
2016	--	$73,500 +3.2%
2014	--	$71,200 +1.1%
2013	--	$70,400 +7.2%
2012	--	$65,700 -9.8%
2011	--	$72,800 -15.4%
2010	--	$86,100 -8.3%
2009	--	$93,900 +4.7%
2007	--	$89,700 +13.1%
2006	--	$79,300
2005	--	$79,300 +405.1%
2002	--	$15,700 +200.2%
2001	--	$5,230